[Elecraft] Re: (Elecraft) First K2 question

[Karl Larsen]

Joseph Trombino Jr wrote:
> Howdy Gang:
>
> I've built a bunch of kits over the years and the following technique 
> works very well for me and keeps me from messing up...it is a bit 
> labor intensive but it has proved to be foolproof for me (me being the 
> fool or course:)
>
> I get sheet of legal size paper and write down the numbers of the 
> components.i.e., R1, R2, C1 C2, etc, I do all the resistors and then 
> the capacitors.
>
> I tape all the resistors and caps next to their designator on the paper.
>
> When I install a part I cross its number off of the list.
>
> I do this for diodes, transistors, toroids, etc....not the spare 
> chassis parts though (grin)
>
> I can then tell when all those values have been used up and if I have 
> any extra left over...meaning I made a mistake with another part and I 
> can go looking for my mistake.
>
> It takes some time to do this but I find it much better than putting 
> parts in certain containers by value.....with my system I can tell if 
> I have installed the correct number of a particular part value.
>
> Maybe not for everyone cause it is labor intensive but I find the kits 
> go together faster and with much fewer mistakes with this system.
>
>                                    73, Joe W2KJ
>                                    I QRP, therefore, I am
>
    Hi Joe, I last built an AT Sprint 3 kit. It is a complete radio and 
there are a lot of parts in plastic bags. Instructions are clear to NOT 
OPEN THE CAPACITORS because they are not marked! When we get to mounting 
the capacitors you dump a sack into a  desert dish and then install all 
18 of them. Then open another bag into the dish and carry on until all 
the capacitors are mounted.

     This dish method worked fine and the components are surface mount 
type. But you need to get the dishes when the wife is not looking :-)

73 Karl K5DI